The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-01

so much. Why, they are so dangerous that the
gentlemen can't do thing but just watch the
course and steer" 'Ohw
MAY HUDDLEsToN, Mrs Clevelands cousin.
who is living at the White House. rides .
tricycle. after school hours every day. She
shows great skill in the management of the
machine.
PRESIDENT DWIGHT. of Yale College. has
sent toboggan to the Dean of Canterbury,
England. The intellectual ties which bind the
two continents are growing ever more and more
diversified.
PHILADELPHIA newspaper desires its read
ers to believe that large terrapin was nailed in
box and given neither food nor drink for three
months, and that, when it was taken out, it was
found to weigh an ounce more than it Gid when
1t was put in.
Mrs. ALEXANDER, who wrote s'The Woong
O't' is a short, stout. elderly lady with kind
~ simple expression, and snowy white hair
brought down over her temples. She looks as it
she could make a good, comfortable flannel shirt
rather than write a successful novel;
FERDINAND. of Saxe-Coburg, would like to ac-
cept the doubtful gift of the throne of Bulgaria
He was born in Vienna. 1861, is a grandson OF
Louis Philippe of Coburg and elder brother of
Louis Philippe heir-apparent The prince has
travelled over most Of the European countries
and is highly intelligent.
Col. MICHAEL SHERIDAN says that the re-
port that General Sheridan has purchased 160
acres of land in. Perry county, Ohio is untrue
II only wish it were true" he exclaimed. 1T
would please ali if the General had money
enough to invest in real estate of any sort. The
truth of the matter is that the General received
eighty acres of land located in Perry county, as
an inheritance"
WILLIAM FULTON, a wealthy farmer of Inde-
pendence, o. who is suing for divorce, testified
the other day that being unable to keep any
papers or other valuabIes in the house without
his wife getting them. he made up a package
of them and put it in the manger of his big bull.
''They were pretty safe there" said Mr.. Fulton,
because it wasn't safe for any one on the farm
except myself to 60 near the animal He was q
very handy bull"
DIR. W. H. HALE, an Edinburgh physician.
who is travelling in this country. has cane
which, he says, cost So, 500. The head contains
over three pounds of eighteen-karat gold. and is
snake which entwlnes the upper part Of the cane
has ruby eyes. In the top Of the head is secured
gold chronometer- balance watch, the cover of
which contains gold monogram of its owner,
studded with twenty-four diamonds
THE ex-Empress Eugene was seen lately at
| Chise!hurst by "Olive Harper" who thus writes
| to the New York Mail and Express 'Her
| beauty had much faded, but it had taken on a
womanly softness born Of suffering. and to me-
at least, it would have been far more attractive
| than any youthful charm she had then lost,
| Her hair was still abundant. her eyes and lips
| still lovely, and that nameless grace and IN
comparable attraction was still hers The
| beauty of intelligence like hers never fades.
| The same correspondent says that Queen Vic
toria's pictures fatter her grossly. ''but am
| sure don't want to raise a war between two
countries by giving fair and square description
| of hec personal appearance"